Here are the notes for a Teaching Audrey and John did online with Jubilee Online Church.
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What is the Mystery of the Ages?
Colossians 1 says that “the mystery and its glorious riches were hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to us and that the mystery is Christ is in us, the hope of glory. And this mystery is what Paul was compelled by love to teach to others so that we may see everyone perfect in Christ.
As you read this, I want to remind you that the word "Christ" means Anointing. And that’s important to point out because often times when we read the words "Jesus Christ", it's easy to gloss over the word Christ as if it is his last name. But what its saying is that Jesus is the Christ, he is the anointing. And the bible says that all that he is, and all that he has, has been given to us. That is because of our oneness with the anointed one. So, when we read that the mystery of the ages is Christ in us the hope of glory, it translates to the anointing in us is the hope of glory. So, you ARE anointed!
I pray these verses would spring forth in your life as you read them.
Ephesians1:3-10says that God our Father has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus the Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. 7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
Acts 17:24 says The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
And Paul throughout his letters constantly says that we are the temple of God.
Romans 11:36 For everything began with him and continues its existence because of him.
1 Corinthians 10:26 “FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S, AND ALL IT CONTAINS.”
Colossians 1:15-20The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. 19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, 20and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
Colossians 2: 8-10 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. 10And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
So, I know for some people these scriptures about spiritual and mystical truths can be hard to wrap our minds around or maybe you understand it but can't receive it for yourself, you are convinced that somehow you are excluded... well let me put that doubt to rest because the mystery of Christ in us is not only a spiritual reality but is a physical one too.
I want to share a few biological discoveries with you because I hope that it will help convince you that your spiritual and physical realities are not separate. You are a super-natural- new creation in Christ, one, whole, complete in him.
The first one I want to share with you is that Scientists have studied the genetic code within the human body. And the foundational elements in every person and their corresponding numbers are 1,5,6,3. When they looked those numbers up in Hebrew, Arabic and Sanskrit, in which each number also has a word and letter assigned to it. They found that every human's DNA code has these words “God, Eternal, Within the body.” This shows Gods intention for us since the foundation of the world! Click here to watch a video about this discovery.
The second one is the protein cell binding molecule that literally holds us together. It holds hands within us like the scaffolding that keeps us from being a big blob. It's called Laminin and it is made up of 3 strands that form a cross! We are literally glued together with the cross. Click here to watch a short video from a pastor sharing about laminin.